An Approach to Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media Using the Truncated Temporal Moment Equations: Theory and Numerical Validation

In the last decade, the characterization of transport in porous media has benefited largely from numerical advances in applied mathematics and from the increasing power of computers. However, the resolution of a transport problem often remains cumbersome, mostly because of the time-dependence of the equations and the numerical stability constraints imposed by their discretization. To avoid these difficulties, another approach is proposed based on the calculation of the temporal moments of a curve of concentration versus time. The transformation into the Laplace domain of the transport equations makes it possible to develop partial derivative equations for the calculation of complete moments or truncated moments between two finite times, and for any point of a bounded domain. The temporal moment equations are stationary equations, independent of time, and with weaker constraints on their stability and diffusion errors compared to the classical advection–dispersion equation, even with simple discrete numerical schemes. Following the complete theoretical development of these equations, they are compared firstly with analytical solutions for simple cases of transport and secondly with a well-performing transport model for advective–dispersive transport in a heterogeneous medium with rate-limited mass transfer between the free water and an immobile phase. Temporal moment equations have a common parametrization with transport equations in terms of their parameters and their spatial distribution on a grid of discretization. Therefore, they can be used to replace the transport equations and thus accelerate the achievement of studies in which a large number of simulations must be carried out, such as the inverse problem conditioned with transport data or for forecasting pollution hazards.     

Unstructured finite volume discretization of two‐dimensional depth‐averaged shallow water equations with porosity

This paper deals with the numerical discretization of two‐dimensional depth‐averaged models with porosity. The equations solved by these models are similar to the classic shallow water equations, but include additional terms to account for the effect of small‐scale impervious obstructions which are not resolved by the numerical mesh because their size is smaller or similar to the average mesh size. These small‐scale obstructions diminish the available storage volume on a given region, reduce the effective cross section for the water to flow, and increase the head losses due to additional drag forces and turbulence. In shallow water models with porosity these effects are modelled introducing an effective porosity parameter in the mass and momentum conservation equations, and including an additional drag source term in the momentum equations. This paper presents and compares two different numerical discretizations for the two‐dimensional shallow water equations with porosity, both of them are high‐order schemes. The numerical schemes proposed are well‐balanced, in the sense that they preserve naturally the exact hydrostatic solution without the need of high‐order corrections in the source terms. At the same time they are able to deal accurately with regions of zero porosity, where the water cannot flow. Several numerical test cases are used in order to verify the properties of the discretization schemes proposed. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A NUMERICAL METHOD FOR SIMULATING NONLINEAR FLUID-RIGID STRUCTURE INTERACTION PROBLEMS

A numerical method for simulating nonlinear fluid-rigid structure interaction problems is developed. The structure is assumed to undergo large rigid body motions and the fluid flow is governed by nonlinear, viscous or non-viscous, field equations with nonlinear boundary conditions applied to the free surface and fluid-solid interaction interfaces. An Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) mesh system is used to construct the numerical model. A multi-block numerical scheme of study is adopted allowing for the relative motion between moving overset grids, which are independent of one another. This provides a convenient method to overcome the difficulties in matching fluid meshes with large solid motions. Nonlinear numerical equations describing nonlinear fluid-solid interaction dynamics are derived through a numerical discretization scheme of study. A coupling iteration process is used to solve these numerical equations. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate applications of the model developed.     

On conservative finite element formulations of the inviscid Boussinesq equations

The finite element discretization of the inviscid Boussinesq equations is studied with particular emphasis on the conservation properties of the discrete equations. Methods which conserve the total energy, total temperature and total temperature squared, or two of the above mentioned quantities, are presented. The effect of time discretization, and other numerical errors, on the conservation laws is considered. Finally, the theory is supported and illustrated by several numerical experiments.     

FAST ITERATIVE SOLVERS FOR THE DISCRETIZED INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER–STOKES EQUATIONS

In this paper some iterative solution methods of the GMRES type for the discretized Navier–Stokes equations are treated. The discretization combined with a pressure correction scheme leads to two different types of systems of linear equations: the momentum system and the pressure system. These systems may be coupled to one or more transport equations. For every system we specify a particular ILU-type preconditioner and show how to vectorize these preconditions. Finally, some numerical experiments to show the efficiency of the proposed methods are presented.     

A mixed‐interpolation finite element method for incompressible thermal flows of electrically conducting fluids

A new mixed‐interpolation finite element method is presented for the two‐dimensional numerical simulation of incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows which involve convective heat transfer. The proposed method applies the nodal shape functions, which are locally defined in nine‐node elements, for the discretization of the Navier–Stokes and energy equations, and the vector shape functions, which are locally defined in four‐node elements, for the discretization of the electromagnetic field equations. The use of the vector shape functions allows the solenoidal condition on the magnetic field to be automatically satisfied in each four‐node element. In addition, efficient approximation procedures for the calculation of the integrals in the discretized equations are adopted to achieve high‐speed computation. With the use of the proposed numerical scheme, MHD channel flow and MHD natural convection under a constant applied magnetic field are simulated at different Hartmann numbers. The accuracy and robustness of the method are verified through these numerical tests in which both undistorted and distorted meshes are employed for comparison of numerical solutions. Furthermore, it is shown that the calculation speed for the proposed scheme is much higher compared with that for a conventional numerical integration scheme under the condition of almost the same memory consumption. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical simulation of a single bubble by compressible two‐phase fluids

The present work deals with the numerical investigation of a collapsing bubble in a liquid–gas fluid, which is modeled as a single compressible medium. The medium is characterized by the stiffened gas law using different material parameters for the two phases. For the discretization of the stiffened gas model, the approach of Saurel and Abgrall is employed where the flow equations, here the Euler equations, for the conserved quantities are approximated by a finite volume scheme, and an upwind discretization is used for the non‐conservative transport equations of the pressure law coefficients. The original first‐order discretization is extended to higher order applying second‐order ENO reconstruction to the primitive variables. The derivation of the non‐conservative upwind discretization for the phase indicator, here the gas fraction, is presented for arbitrary unstructured grids. The efficiency of the numerical scheme is significantly improved by employing local grid adaptation. For this purpose, multiscale‐based grid adaptation is used in combination with a multilevel time stepping strategy to avoid small time steps for coarse cells. The resulting numerical scheme is then applied to the numerical investigation of the 2‐D axisymmetric collapse of a gas bubble in a free flow field and near to a rigid wall. The numerical investigation predicts physical features such as bubble collapse, bubble splitting and the formation of a liquid jet that can be observed in experiments with laser‐induced cavitation bubbles. Opposite to the experiments, the computations reveal insight to the state inside the bubble clearly indicating that these features are caused by the acceleration of the gas due to shock wave focusing and reflection as well as wave interaction processes. While incompressible models have been used to provide useful predictions on the change of the bubble shape of a collapsing bubble near a solid boundary, we wish to study the effects of shock wave emissions into the ambient liquid on the bubble collapse, a phenomenon that may not be captured using an incompressible fluid model. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

THE GENERALIZED GALERKIN’S EQUATION OF THE FINITE ELEMENT,THE BOUNDARY VARIATIONAL EQUATIONS AND THE BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS

Based on[1 ],we have further applied the variational princi-ple of the variable boundary to investigate the discretizationanalysis of the solid system and derived the generalized Ga-lerkin’s equations of the finite element.the boundary varia-tional equations and the boundary integral equations.These e-quations indicate that the unknown functions of the solid sys-tem must satisfy the conditions in the element S_a or on the boun-dariesГ_a.These equations are applied to establishing the discreti-zation equations in order to obtain the numerical solution ofthe unknown functions.At a time these equations can be usedas the basis for the simplified calculation in various corres-ponding cases.In this paper,the results of boundary integral equationsshow that the calculation of integration is not accurate alongthe surfaceГ_a of interior element S_a by J-integral suggestedby Rice[2].     

Effect of vertical grid variability on a free surface flow model

A previously developed numerical model that solves the incompressible, non‐hydrostatic, Navier–Stokes equations for free surface flow is analysed on a non‐uniform vertical grid. The equations are vertically transformed to the σ‐coordinate system and solved in a fractional step manner in which the pressure is computed implicitly by correcting the hydrostatic flow field to be divergence free. Numerical consistency, accuracy and efficiency are assessed with analytical methods and numerical experiments for a varying vertical grid discretization. Specific discretizations are proposed that attain greater accuracy and minimize computational effort when compared to a uniform vertical discretization. Published in 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

亚、跨、超音速及不可压流动的数值分析方法的研究

为了对亚、跨、超音速及不可压无粘流动进行数值模拟,将LU－SGS方法与预处理方法结合,给出了PLU－SGS方法。方程离散基于有限体积法,采用高阶精度AUSMPW格式。方程求解采用了特征边界条件。通过典型算例的数值试验对比分析,表明PLU－SGS方法可以有效地对亚、跨、超音速及不可压流动进行数值模拟,并具有较高的计算精度和收敛速度。     

A finite volume solver for 1D shallow‐water equations applied to an actual river

This paper describes the numerical solution of the 1D shallow‐water equations by a finite volume scheme based on the Roe solver. In the first part, the 1D shallow‐water equations are presented. These equations model the free‐surface flows in a river. This set of equations is widely used for applications: dam‐break waves, reservoir emptying, flooding, etc. The main feature of these equations is the presence of a non‐conservative term in the momentum equation in the case of an actual river. In order to apply schemes well adapted to conservative equations, this term is split in two terms: a conservative one which is kept on the left‐hand side of the equation of momentum and the non‐conservative part is introduced as a source term on the right‐hand side. In the second section, we describe the scheme based on a Roe Solver for the homogeneous problem. Next, the numerical treatment of the source term which is the essential point of the numerical modelisation is described. The source term is split in two components: one is upwinded and the other is treated according to a centred discretization. By using this method for the discretization of the source term, one gets the right behaviour for steady flow. Finally, in the last part, the problem of validation is tackled. Most of the numerical tests have been defined for a working group about dam‐break wave simulation. A real dam‐break wave simulation will be shown. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

超声速中等欠膨胀冲击射流的涡声关系研究

使用大涡模拟方法对冲击面为平面的超声速中等欠膨胀冲击射流进行了数值模拟.利用三阶迎风和四阶对称紧致格式对无量纲化轴对称可压缩滤波N-S方程进行空间离散,时间上推进采用的是三阶精度的TVD型Rugge-Kutta法. 通过与经典的冲击射流实验比较,证实了程序的可靠性. 数值模拟得到了流场中不同尺度的涡结构和激波结构,观察到了上行声波和反射波以及流场中不同位置的声源,分析了冲击区剪切层附近区域的压强和涡旋转强度变化的频率、冲击平板上的压强变化频率以及射流剪切层中不同位置的涡合并出现的频率,发现冲击区剪切层附近区域的压强和涡强度变化以及射流剪切层中的涡合并现象和离散频率的冲击单音有重要关联.      

The fundamental solution method for incompressible Navier–Stokes equations

A complete boundary integral formulation for incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with time discretization by operator splitting is developed using the fundamental solutions of the Helmholtz operator equation with different order. The numerical results for the lift and the drag hysteresis associated with a NACA0012 aerofoil oscillating in pitch show good agreement with available experimental data. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the mechanical modeling of anisotropic biological soft tissue and iterative parallel solution strategies

Biological soft tissues appearing in arterial walls are characterized by a nearly incompressible, anisotropic, hyperelastic material behavior in the physiological range of deformations. For the representation of such materials we apply a polyconvex strain energy function in order to ensure the existence of minimizers and in order to satisfy the Legendre–Hadamard condition automatically. The 3D discretization results in a large system of equations; therefore, a parallel algorithm is applied to solve the equilibrium problem. Domain decomposition methods like the Dual-Primal Finite Element Tearing and Interconnecting (FETI-DP) method are designed to solve large linear systems of equations, that arise from the discretization of partial differential equations, on parallel computers. Their numerical and parallel scalability, as well as their robustness, also in the incompressible limit, has been shown theoretically and in numerical simulations. We are using a dual-primal FETI method to solve nonlinear, anisotropic elasticity problems for 3D models of arterial walls and present some preliminary numerical results.     

Stability of a Crank–Nicolson pressure correction scheme based on staggered discretizations

In the context of LES of turbulent flows, the control of kinetic energy seems to be an essential requirement for a numerical scheme. Designing such an algorithm, that is, as less dissipative as possible while being simple, for the resolution of variable density Navier–Stokes equations is the aim of the present work. The developed numerical scheme, based on a pressure correction technique, uses a Crank–Nicolson time discretization and a staggered space discretization relying on the Rannacher–Turek finite element. For the inertia term in the momentum balance equation, we propose a finite volume discretization, for which we derive a discrete analogue of the continuous kinetic energy local conservation identity. Contrary to what was obtained for the backward Euler discretization, the dissipation defect term associated to the Crank–Nicolson scheme is second order in time. This behavior is evidenced by numerical simulations. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

TRANSIENT SIMULATION OF INTERNAL SEPARATED FLOWS USING AN INTELLIGENT HIGHER-ORDER SPATIAL DISCRETIZATION SCHEME

This paper summarizes the method-of-lines (MOL) solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for an impulsively started incompressible laminar flow in a circular pipe with a sudden expansion. An intelligent higher-order spatial discretization scheme, which chooses upwind or downwind discretization in a zone-of-dependence manner when flow reversal occurs, was developed for separated flows. Stability characteristics of a linear advective–diffusive equation were examined to depict the necessity of such a scheme in the case of flow reversals. The proposed code was applied to predict the time development of an impulsively started flow in a pipe with a sudden expansion. Predictions were found to show the expected trends for both unsteady and steady states. This paper demonstrates the ease with which the Navier–Stokes equations can be solved in an accurate manner using sophisticated numerical algorithms for the solution of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations in primitive variables formulation by using the MOL and intelligent higher-order spatial discretization scheme are not available to date. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A numerical method for fractional integral with applications

IntroductionThefractionalcalculushasalonghistoryandthereareamassofworkstodiscussthefractionalderivativesandfractionalintegralswitharbitrary (realorcomplex)order[1- 3 ].Thefractionalcalculushasawideapplicationbackground ,especiallyinthefieldsofchemistry ,electromagnetics,materialscienceandmechanics.Forexample,Gement[4 ]proposedthefractionalderivativeconstitutivemodelsofaviscoelasticmaterialatfirst.Themodelshavereceivedincreasingattention[5 - 7].Onlyafewparametersarecontainedinthemodelsandthemo…     

Numerical investigation of two-phase rotating flow

Finite difference solutions of the two-fluid equations of motion for a particle (droplet)-fluid mixture in a rotating finite axisymmetric cylinder are presented. The numerical method, which can be regarded as an extension of the Harlow & Amsden approach, employs forward time and centred space discretization and treats implicitly the pressure, Coriolis and volume flux terms. The computed flow fields are examined via a detailed comparison to previous analytic approximations, which illuminates both the physical and numerical aspects and the validity of these approximations.     

A Newton method for three-dimensional fretting problems

The present paper concerns the numerical treatment of fretting problems using a finite element analysis. The governing equations resulting from a formal finite element discretization of an elastic body with a potential contact surface are considered in a quasi-static setting. The constitutive equations of the potential contact surface are Signorinis contact conditions, Coulombs law of friction and Archards law of wear. Using a backward Euler time discretization and an approach based on projections, the governing equations are written as an augmented Lagrangian formulation which is implemented and solved using a Newton algorithm for three-dimensional fretting problems of didactic nature. Details concerning the implementation are provided.     

多体系统指标2运动方程HHT方法违约校正1）

采用Cartesian绝对坐标建模方法,完整约束多体系统运动方程是指标3的微分--代数方程（differentialalgebraic equations,DAEs）,数值求解指标3的DAEs属于高指标问题,通过对位置约束方程求导,可使运动方程的指标降为2.位置约束方程求导得到的是速度约束方程.直接求解指标3的运动方程,速度约束方程得不到满足,而且高指标DAEs的数值求解存在一些问题.论文首先采用HHT（Hilber--Hughes--Taylor）直接积分方法求解降指标得到的指标2运动方程,此时速度约束方程参与离散计算,从机器精度上讲速度约束自然得到满足,而位置约束方程没有参与计算,存在“违约”.针对违约问题,采用基于Moore--Penrose广义逆理论的违约校正方法,消除位置约束方程的违约.指标2运动方程HHT方法违约校正,将HHT方法和违约校正方法很好地结合,在数值求解指标2运动方程的过程中,位置约束方程和速度约束方程都不存在违约问题,而且新方法没有引入新的未知数向量,离散得到的非线性方程组的方程数量与原指标2运动方程的方程数量相同,求解规模没有扩大.新方法的实用和有效性通过算例的数值实验得到验证,数值实验也说明新方法保持了HHT方法本身具有的数值阻尼可以控制和二阶精度的特性.最后从非线性方程组的求解规模和计算速度上与其他方法进行了比较分析,说明新方法的优势所在.